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Ohio Soil Recycling had planned by last November to begin recycling crushed rock and shale
(called cuttings) brought to its Integrity Drive facility by fracking companies operating in
eastern Ohio.

But the drilling companies are unwilling to pay trucking and processing costs, according to Ohio
Soil officials.

The Ohio Environmental Protection Agency approved Ohio Soil Recycling’s plan in August after
tests found no elevated radiation in the fracking waste.

The fracking process injects millions of gallons of water, sand and chemicals underground to
shatter the shale and free trapped oil and gas. Much of the fracking water comes back up tainted
with saltwater that contains toxic metals and radium.

Chris Elliott, president of Ohio Soil Recycling, had said there are companies in Texas and
Colorado that recycle shale cuttings from fracking. The state said Elliott’s company is the only
business in Ohio that has been approved to do it.